Maelstrom Artisan // Rocket Volley

Secrets of Strixhaven #122

Type: Creature — Minotaur Sorcerer // Sorcery

Mana cost: {1}{R}{R} // {1}{R}

Card text: Haste This creature enters prepared. (While it's prepared, you may cast a copy of its spell. Doing so unprepares it.) // Destroy target nonbasic land.

P/T: 3/2

Rarity: rare

Artist: Eelis Kyttanen

Released: April 24, 2026

Prices

$0.31 USD · $0.29 USD (Foil) · €0.17 EUR

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Format Legality

Format	Legality
Standard	✓ Legal
Pioneer	✓ Legal
Modern	✓ Legal
Legacy	✓ Legal
Commander	✓ Legal
Vintage	✓ Legal
Pauper	✗ Not Legal
Oathbreaker	✓ Legal

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Maelstrom Artisan // Rocket Volley in Secrets of Strixhaven limited

common

Goblin Glasswright // Craft with Pride

Creature — Goblin Sorcerer // Sorcery

Creates Treasure tokens that can be sacrificed for mana, enabling you to cast Rocket Volley multiple times via the prepare mechanic.

Seize the Spoils

Sorcery

Creates a Treasure token and draws cards, providing both mana acceleration to reactivate Maelstrom Artisan's prepare ability and card selection.

Rubble Rouser

Creature — Dwarf Sorcerer

Generates red mana by exiling cards from graveyard, helping you repeatedly prepare Maelstrom Artisan to destroy nonbasic lands.

uncommon

Tablet of Discovery

Artifact

Adds {R}{R} for instant/sorcery spells, making it easier to cast other spells to enable Maelstrom Artisan's haste and prepare mechanic.

rare

Magmablood Archaic

Creature — Avatar

Benefits from the same instant/sorcery spell strategy, pumping your team whenever you cast spells while Maelstrom Artisan provides land destruction.

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